Accounting Department

Mission Statement

To assist the Tribal Council, Tribal Chairman, all Departments and Programs, as well Tribal Citizens with appropriate information to make informed decisions in the allocation of Tribal Resources to promote the long term financial stability of the Tribe.

Vision Statement

To have a well developed accounting department that provides friendly service, accurate, useful and timely information to all branches of government and all departments and subsidiaries of the government.

Program Summary

We currently have a staff of 16 which includes the Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance, four Senior Staff Accountants, three Purchasing Technicians, two Accounts Payable Technicians, two Payroll Technicians, an Enterprise Bookkeeper, a Grants Compliance Officer, and an Administrative Assistant.

The department creates monthly financial statements for over 165 programs each year with 75 to 85 of those involving funds from grants. The department is also responsible for the processing of weekly payroll for approximately 240 employees, commissioners and Tribal Council members each week.  Purchasing and accounts payable process over 1,000 transactions each month.  The department is also responsible for the annual report, both financial and performance, the annual audit, preparing and monitoring the annual budget, as well as a host of other monitoring and processing tasks.  There is rarely down time in the department and the staff is always busy working on one task or another.

Contract Functions

The purpose of the contracts personnel is to ensure that all contracting actions undertaken by the Tribal government are conducted in an unbiased, ethical, and cost-advantageous manner. The contract personnel monitors contracts to assure compliance with Tribal Policies as well as applicable federal regulations in order to protect continuance of federal funding.

The use of fair and open competition procedures ensures that all Tribal Citizens who are interested in contracting with the Tribe are given a fair opportunity to do so.

The contracts for which the contracts personnel are responsible for are Consulting, Technical Assistance, Training, Research, Management Assistance, and Maintenance type services.

For Contracts, please contact:
Lead Purchasing Technician & Contracts Manager: Mandy Szocinski
Location: 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Contact Number: (231) 242-1439
Fax Number: (231) 242-1449
E-mail Address: mszocinski@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov